Clifford W Dorr

Male12 September 1851–11 December 1919

Brief Life History of Clifford W

When Clifford W Dorr was born on 12 September 1851, in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Solomon Dorr, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Miranda Allen, was 24. He married Anna Elizabeth Gifford on 9 October 1883. He lived in Carmel Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Windsor Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 11 December 1919, in Leslie, Ingham, Michigan, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Dimondale, Windsor Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States.

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Clifford W Dorr
1851–1919
Anna Elizabeth Gifford
1854–1909
Marriage: 9 October 1883

Sources (5)

  • Clifford W Dorr, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clifford W. Dorr, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Clifford W Dorr in household of Solomon Dorr, "United States Census, 1870"

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  • Marriage
    9 October 1883
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

    Age 3

    A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

    1863

    Age 12

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

    Age 19

    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    Name Meaning

    German (Dörr): variant of Dürr (see Durr 1). Compare Doerr .

    English: probably a variant of Dore .

    Irish: variant of Durr 2.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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